Hymen Lipman
Hymen Lipman · Technology & Engineering
Patented the first pencil with an attached eraser (1858) and started the first US envelope company.
1817, Kingston, Jamaica — 1893
Kingston, Jamaica
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Hymen Lipman was an American stationer and inventor, born into a Jewish family in Kingston, Jamaica, before settling in the United States. In 1858 he received the first US patent for a pencil with an attached eraser, and he founded one of the first American envelope companies. His simple, practical inventions became everyday staples worldwide.
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Patented the first pencil with an attached eraser (1858) and started the first US envelope company.
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